Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

On August 27, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a split decision in a putative securities fraud class action against a fitness company (the "Company") and several executives...

On September 10, 2025, Judge Julie S. Sneed of the Middle District of Florida denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought against an autonomous vehicle technology company (the "Company") and its CEO.

On August 29, 2025, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded in part a putative securities class action alleging that a financial technology company concealed material intra-quarter financial information ...

Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") provides that "[n]o person shall give [or] accept any portion, split, or percentage of any charge made or received for the rendering of a real estate settlement service in connection with a transaction involving a federally related mortgage loan other than for services actually performed."

On February 21, 2012, New York state’s highest court unanimously refused to extend due process protection to property owners challenging a tax lien foreclosure sale on grounds that they did not receive notice of their repurchase rights. Consequently, New York property owners, who were unapprised of their repurchase rights, will be unable to challenge the foreclosure on that basis.

Based upon a recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, a Lender’s inability to produce an original, or a copy, of a promissory note secured by a mortgage may impair the Lender’s ability to foreclose upon its mortgage.

Contractual provisions limiting the types of damages that are available in the event of a breach are common in various types of commercial contracts.

On May 9, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC ("MGRA") a registered investment adviser, and Mayfield the CEO and majority owner of MGRA, in connection with allegations that they were involved in a secret exchange of lavish gifts to peddle influence over Detroit’s public pension funds’ investment process.

Wisconsin has adopted Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which creates a statutory lien in favor of a warehouse on goods in possession of a warehouse to secure costs of storage and transportation.

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, No. 23-1056 (Sept. 9, 2025), vacating a district court's denial of fees and costs ...

In a landmark ruling the UPC Court of Appeal has for the first time in the pharmaceutical sector granted a provisional injunction for imminent patent infringement, clarifying that completing administrative procedures for generic drugs ...

In the Public Interest is excited to continue In That Case, its third annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court.